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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
all
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
big
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
bunched
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
bushes
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
by-and-by
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
clumb
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
exploring
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
forty
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
getting
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
go
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
got
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
high
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
hill
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
I'd
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
Illinois
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
island
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
Jim
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
middle
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
mile
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
miles
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
most
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
only
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
place
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
quarter
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
ridge
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
rock
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
rooms
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
rough
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
side
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
sides
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
soon
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
stand
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
started
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
steep
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
straight
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
thick
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
three
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
together
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
tolerable
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From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
top
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From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
tramped
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
two
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
up
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by-and-by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
wide
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
